As 2016 draws to a close (how did that happen???), it’s time to start focusing on the year ahead. The year just gone had some amazing events – Sydney’s Mind Body Spirit Festival, where I launched the Into the Mists Trilogy and Into the Mists: A Journal, plus Supanova in Sydney, as well as Supanova
In this magical time, after the summer solstice, Christmas and Boxing Day, but before the new year… In the enchantment of this inbetween time – between celebrations, between years, between moments, between versions of our selves… In these golden moments I wish for all of us peace and clarity and strength. I wish for all
This month I am grateful for time with my beloved, fun with the Story Queens, festive gatherings and a magical summer solstice... It’s shorter than usual cos I'm trying to catch up! With thanks… Thursday December 1… BR day 18… 10,519 steps… Today I am grateful for a day to plan tomorrow’s Story Queens online
This blog by K. A. Last first appeared on the Story Queens website... The past few weeks have been very busy for us, and we agreed that maybe we should tell you all about what we’ve been doing. Back on October 6, Heather had a little boy! Max Peter is all kinds of squishy cute.
Story Queen Serene Conneeley is a Sydney writer who melds myth and magic with the real world, and finds enchantment in the everyday… When did you start writing? I’m shy, so I’ve always been a writer, it’s how I express myself and make sense of what I feel. I wrote for a national surfing mag
This month I am grateful that I hit my 50,000 word count for NaNoWriMo, and for an awesome writing retreat with the Story Queens, and for new beginnings (okay, that one is a little bit of an exaggeration, but I'm trying to look at the silver lining of losing my job)... With thanks… Sunday November
This blog by author Rebecca Bosevski first appeared on the Story Queens website… If you are a seasoned self-publisher, today’s blog might trigger memories of the perils of your past, but if like me, you are just starting out on this bumpy road, perhaps there might be some wise words to follow that could make
Story Queen Selina Fenech is an amazing artist, and also an incredible writer – she’s the author of the beautiful fantasy series Memory’s Wake, and the intriguing Empath Chronicles. When did you start writing? I did a lot of creative writing in school, and started my first (unfinished) novel when I was 15. I’m happy
Story Queen L. L. Hunter is the author of The Legend of the Archangel series, The Eden Chronicles and many more. When did you start writing? I started writing in my teens, primarily song lyrics as I wanted to be a singer/ songwriter, but then I moved on to short stories and novels in my
Story Queen K. A. Last is the author of the paranormal romance series The Tate Chronicles, and the beautiful Immagica, which has been described as “a little bit Alice in Wonderland, a little bit The Wizard of Oz and a little bit The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe…” When did you start writing? I
This week I am so grateful to be back "home" in Glastonbury, the mystical Isle of Avalon With thanks… Friday November 4… NaNoWriMo day 4 – 628 words… Today I am grateful for coming home – to our home away from home… The day dawned soft and silver and wet, and we packed up our
Travelling from Wales to England, via a few more ancient monuments, to stay in the place where Jane Austen lived – the perfect place to start writing for NaNoWriMo :-) With thanks… Tuesday November 1… NaNoWriMo day 1 – 1033 words… Today I am grateful for the kindness of strangers… It wasn’t our favourite morning
Heading down south and into the mists. So much myth and magic in Wales... With thanks… Thursday October 27… Today I am grateful for perseverance (cue Terrorvision song)… I was sad to leave Anglesey this morning, and it seemed it was sad to see us go too (ha!), cos the clouds were low and black,
Beautiful Anglesey, off the north west coast of Wales, aka Ynys Mon, the Druid’s Isle... With thanks… Sunday October 23… Today I am grateful for an awesome day with Juz, exploring the Neolithic monuments of Ynys Môn (Anglesey) – this island has the highest concentration of prehistoric sites in Wales – and enjoying the gorgeous
The beautiful Pembrokeshire coastline was gorgeous, and there were a few significant ancient monuments too... With thanks… Tuesday October 18… When we get home we’ll laugh about today, and how awful it was. I hope. People think travelling is so glamorous, so fun all the time, but there are bad days, and frustrating days, and
After a long plane trip to London, our excellent adventure begins! With thanks… Saturday October 15… Wishing everyone much love, joy and magic on this beautiful full moon night. May its sweet light illuminate you with inspiration and inner wisdom this month, and inspire you to work towards your dreams and goals... We're on a
The first two weeks of October were a crazy chaotic mess of magazine deadlines, last-minute booking for our magical trip to Wales, BodyCombat every day, and spending as much time as possible with Mum, who was here for a few days before we left… Saturday October 1… New moon blessings! Wishing everyone love, joy, inspiration
This month I am grateful for a beautiful eleventh anniversary with my beloved, to everyone who sponsored me for Steptember, and for the Into the Mists Trilogy ebook becoming available... With thanks… Thursday September 1… H&C day 25 – 13,322 steps… New moon blessings… Wishing everyone all the love, energy and inspiration of the new
Wishing everyone so much love, joy and magic on this beautiful full moon night. May its sweet light illuminate you with inspiration and inner wisdom this month, and inspire you to work towards your dreams and goals, and may you harness the energy of the eclipse for a little extra enchantment... Bright blessings xx The
Are you obsessed with all the books in a series being the same size, format and style? I used to do different editions of my novels, one for Australia, which was slightly smaller, and one for international – but it was taking more than a month to redesign and re-edit into the new format –
